# NTSB LAX74FUQ42: Ballard B-8M, N17245, Inyokern, CA, May 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1974
- Place: Inyokern, CA · INYOKERN, CA
- Location: 35.6544° N, 117.8195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Inyokern, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6544&lon=-117.8195&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124748
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUQ42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUQ42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1663   74/5/5    INYOKERN,CALIF      BALLARD B-8M        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 199
        TIME - 1515                    N17245              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INYOKERN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INYOKERN,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- PLT STATED HE LANDED TOO FAST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17245](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17245-1988-04-06), registration cancelled 1988-04-06, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALLARD B-8M
- Registry model: [Ballard B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/ballard-b-8m) (registry code 1301100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Inyokern

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740505018449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740505018449A), May 5, 1974: Amtr 1301100, Inyokern, CA, Substantial damage. Plt stated he landed too fast.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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